Composting

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12 Things to Consider when Choosing a Composter 1. What is it you hate about composting? a. The time it takes to manage some composters – and/or it’s a chore b. The smell some composters produce c. The difficulty with getting the right nitrogen/carbon mix d. Don’t like big composters taking up space or being … Continue reading "12 Things to consider when choosing a composter"

7 Composting Methods 7 Composting Methods looks at the original way composting started and how it has evolved into the current methods most used in today’s modern world. Bob’s white paper on Composting Principals discusses the mechanics of composting. 7 Composting Methods is additional information on the various different methods of composting that suit different…

The clipping from your lawn can be a useful addition to the garden providing another source of nutrients as they decompose. But…they may also be loaded with herbicides or fertilizers and thus become a bad addition to the garden.

I was asked this week by a customer about the life cycle of a Soldier Fly and I didn’t know the absolute answer. So in my effort to improve my knowledge I found a number of websites which explain their life cycle. http://en.wikipedia.org/wik

It never ceases to amaze me how quickly my food scraps disappear inside the Compot. I always expect to find my pots still full of scraps but I’m always pleasantly surprised to find them half empty or almost completely empty. Everyone no doubt ha

I want on holiday on December 23 for 10 days and arranged for a kind neighbour to water my garden (but not my Compots specifically). He watered every 2nd or 3rd day, but only the garden NOT the Compots. The weather was very hot (up to 42 degrees on

It has been shown that up to 60% of all the weekly mix of garbage bin waste contains organic matter that could be much much much better used in your garden. More than 8.4 MILLION tonnes of Organic Matter is land-filled each year. By reducing the